You can miss your flight for various reasons: getting stuck in a traffic jam, being late for the express train to the airport, or not calculating the time. Still, getting to the airport isn't too difficult if you know a few rules for air travelers.
Instructions
Step 1
Time it right. Pay attention to the time of day of departure. Early morning or night flights mean you will have to spend the night at the airport if you use public transport. Day and evening flights promise difficulties due to traffic jams in the city. To get to the airport on time, use taxis for night and early flights and public transport - metro or express trains to the airport - during the day to avoid traffic jams.
Step 2
Please register on time. Check-in opens 3 hours before and ends 40 minutes before departure. The boarding gate will be closed 20 minutes before departure. This is the main rule for all travelers looking to catch their flight. Even if you get to the airport on time, it doesn’t mean that you will have enough time to complete check-in, passport control and screening, and check in your luggage.
Step 3
Experts advise arriving at the airport at least 3 hours before the flight, but seasoned travelers can even cost two hours. The time before the flight can be spent in the duty free zone or in a cafe on the airport territory. In any case, it is much better to arrive at the airport in advance than to rush and search for registration desks and terminals on the run. Add up in your mind the time it takes to stay at the airport with the watch on the road - this will be the perfect hour when you should leave the house for a comfortable trip.
Step 4
Check in advance the airport from which you want to fly. View the layout of terminals, check-in counters, waiting room, departure board to feel more confident on arrival and go through procedures faster. The same applies to the list of necessary procedures: find out in advance what needs to be done at the airport and in what order the documents for the flight should be drawn up, this will help save valuable time. This advice applies only to novice travelers who fly for the first time or rarely use the services of airlines.
Step 5
Use the online check-in service on your airline's website. Then you can avoid queues at the check-in counter before your flight. In addition, you can independently and slowly indicate the desired seat on the plane, view the plan of the plane. Online check-in can be done from home, as it starts about a day before departure and ends 1, 5 hours before it. But each airline may have its own characteristics of online check-in.
Step 6
To save time on the territory of the airport, get your boarding pass through special terminals, they are available at all major airports. To do this, you will need to enter your full name and reservation number in special fields. Few people use this method so far, so you will not be afraid of queues.
